NILU, my eldest son (4)

Since the very day of our visit to Manigachhi public school, Nilu started to talk about the admission in the school. However, thinking about the unbearable departure we were delaying. When Nilu became too much impatient, we made our heart strong, thinking the betterment of our son. And one day I packed his necessary articles in a box and started to Manigachhi. I paid the fees and purchased some essential things for daily use for him. When I started to leave tears came in my eyes but Nilu was too much pleased and busy with his friends and paid little attention to my departure. Nilu’s mother was always weeping and she didn’t sleep the whole night. Dipu and Vimal were also very distressed but Dipu took it in another way. He thought that Nilu would study more there and so he should increase his time of reading. He started reading more. In the night when we slept, he used to go in the drawing room and read in the light coming in the room through the window from verandah. He didn’t put the light of the drawing room on, thinking that papa would awake and would be angry. Vimaljee was only four year old. He was too much socked. The sign of sorrow was always on his face. At times, we were afraid seeing his longer breath. When I consulted my doctor friend Dr. Arun Kr Jha, he checked and told not to worry. He further said that it had developed due to the sudden depart of his nearest and dearest the eldest brother and it would vanish in due course. This type of event often affects the mind of the children, which disappears after a few days.
I don’t know whether Nilu was benefited by Manigachhi school or not but one benefit became to Dipu that too much interest towards study arose in him. Dipu was simply in class one at that time and one can say that sincerity of that period doesn’t matter much. Nevertheless, morning shows the day and child is the father of the man. Interest can develop at any age. The sooner it comes, the quicker, bigger and stable result we have. The seed of the pippal or banyan tree starts developing quickly from the very beginning and becomes so greater. The baby elephant starts growing very fast from the very beginning. Labor never goes in vain and slow and steady wins the race. Dipujee started balanced study. He prepared the whole year and I think proportionate study is the best way of success. Contrary to it, Nilujee studied more when the exam was nearer. I remember his intermediate period. He sat on the study table in the evening and left the table after sunrise. ...............contd.